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Struthio asiaticus (Asian ostrich)

Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae

Taxonomy
Struthio asiaticus was named by Milne-Edwards (1871).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Struthio asiaticus Milne-Edwards
1880Struthio asiaticus Davies
1933Struthio asiaticus Lambrecht p. 98
1988Struthio asiaticus Houde
2008Struthio asiaticus Mourer-Chauvire and Geraads p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
orderStruthioniformesLatham 1790
familyStruthionidaeVigors 1825
genusStruthio
speciesasiaticusMilne-Edwards 1871

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Struthio asiaticus Milne-Edwards 1871 [Asian ostrich]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:08:55
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:08:55
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Witmer and Rose 1991

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Ukraine (Cherson) Struthio asiaticus (60256)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) Struthio asiaticus (167995)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Struthio asiaticus (32052)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Turkmenistan Struthio asiaticus (40687)